Queen of Asgard returning from the Ten Rings headquarters, Tony met with Dr. Bruce and explained the reasons for his recent stress. However, at the beginning of the story, Bruce was already asleep.
Although Bruce Banner didn't hear much, Tony felt much better after his rant, and the two then began a new collaboration and research together.
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On the other side.
Razor Fist arrived in New York with the Ten Rings.
Xu Wenwu had been keeping a close watch on Xu Shang-Chi's location, so he knew his son's life inside and out. Following the previous arrangements, Razor Fist arrived at the apartment building where Xu Shang-Chi.
Xu Shang-Chi was only nineteen years old at the time, and he had been away from his father's Ten Rings for five years.
Xu Shang-Chi had just gotten out of bed, was exercising in his room, doing push-ups quickly, when the doorbell rang.
Xu Shang-Chi stood up, his muscular physique showing that he hadn't stopped training over the years. He picked up a shirt from the hanger, put it on, and walked to the door. Through the peephole, he saw Razor Fist standing at the door.
He was unfamiliar with Razor Fist, having trained with the Ghostface Death Dealer.
Xu Shang-Chi opened the Room Door, looked at the burly white man in front of him, and asked:
Hello, who are you looking for?
Razor Fist looked at the leader's son and said, "Xu Shang-Chi?"
Upon hearing this address, Xu Shang-Chi realized something was wrong. Had his father's men found him? He wasn't using this name here; he had already adopted an alias.
"No, you've got the wrong person. I'm Shaun."
"Bang!"
Xu Shang-Chi slammed the Room Door shut, quickly grabbed a coat and a backpack, and prepared to escape through the window, even though he lived on the sixteenth floor.
Razor Fist stared at the closed Room Door, a sinister grin spreading across his face.
He took off his shirt, revealing his right hand, which was missing its forearm. With a flick of his arm, a large, gleaming red sword was revealed at the site of his severed arm.
Razor Fist slashed at the door lock, instantly destroying it, and then kicked the door open.
Seeing Xu Shang-Chi preparing to flee with his backpack, he slashed him with his sword.
He wanted to welcome back the young master, but he also wanted to test the young master's strength.
Seeing the massive blade coming at him, Xu Shang-Chi grabbed a nearby clothes rack to block it, but was instantly cleaved in two.
Taking advantage of the opening in the opponent's hand strike, Xu Shang-Chi kicked the opponent in the chest, knocking him to the ground.
At this moment, several members of the Ten Rings following Razor Fist also entered the room and quickly blocked Xu Shang-Chi's escape route.
Facing an attack from multiple people, Xu Shang-Chi held nothing back and quickly fought back, knocking several of them to the ground.
Only Razor Fist could hold out for a few more rounds, and Xu Shang-Chi nodded inwardly as he watched his extraordinary skills.
After exchanging blows for several rounds, Razor Fist suddenly stopped attacking, then distanced himself and knelt down.
Seeing this sudden turn of events, Xu Shang-Chi stunned for a moment. Instead of attacking or running away, he asked, "WHY?"
Razor Fist raised his head and said, "Master of the Ten Rings, your father, Xu Wenwu, has been murdered..."
"I'm here today to take you back to the Ten Rings."
Upon hearing that his father had died, Xu Shang-Chi shook his head in disbelief, saying:
"How is that possible? How could my father, who has Ten Rings, be killed?"
"You're lying to me, aren't you!"
Xu Shang-Chi clearly did not believe his father was dead. His father was so powerful, how could anyone have killed him?
Razor Fist took a tablet from behind him and placed it on the ground.
"Here is a video of part of the battle at that time."
Xu Shang-Chi picked up the tablet, opened the video stored inside, and played the battle footage from that time.
At this moment, Razor Fist spoke up, "Just four days ago, Iron Man Tony Stark led his army of armored warriors to attack headquarters."
"At first, Tony was no match for the adults and was forced to retreat steadily."
"The master removed his armor, and just as he was about to kill him, a group of ninjas appeared."
"They joined forces and defeated the adults, the battle reducing the headquarters to rubble..."
Xu Shang-Chi watched the video playing in front of him, which showed all the scenes of his previous battle with Iron Man. Just when he was about to win, a group of ninjas dressed in Red-Cloud Cloak appeared and immediately suppressed his father.
However, the battle involving ninjas ended abruptly halfway through the broadcast.
"What about the rest of the content, and my father...?"
Razor Fist lowered his head and then said, "The battle that followed was too intense; all the base's surveillance equipment was destroyed, and nothing was recorded of what happened at the end."
"As for the adult's body, we suspect it was taken by the other party, and the Ten Rings also disappeared along with it."
Xu Shang-Chi looked at Razor Fist and said, "Is it possible that Father didn't die, but just left the battlefield?"
Razor Fist shook his head. "We hope so too, but based on the traces left at the scene..."
Although Razor Fist wasn't finished speaking, Xu Shang-Chi understood what it meant.
He clenched his fists, his heart filled with immense anger.
Although he had escaped his father's control and had been living the life he wanted for the past few years, he realized at this moment that he deeply loved his father.
He lost his mother when he was young, and unexpectedly, he lost his father not long after he came of age.
He lost his parents...
I have no home...
No family left...
Just then, a thought popped into his mind: his younger sister.
Where is Xialing?
Is she still alive?
Razor Fist nodded. "Xialing just escaped headquarters before Tony's attack and is currently in Hong Kong."
"After picking you up, the next step is to pick her up."
Hearing that his sister was still alive, Xu Shang-Chi breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, watching the video featuring Iron Man and ninjas, he sighed.
"But I am no match for them. How can I avenge my father..."
Xu Shang-Chi was self-aware. Although he was exceptionally skilled, and several ordinary Ten Rings soldiers were no match for him, he was no match for those ninjas or Iron Man Tony.
He didn't consider himself stronger than his father, who possessed the Ten Rings, even though he wanted to avenge his father.
Razor Fist said, "You possess the power of the Ten Rings and the Heart of the Divine Dragon. As long as you develop these two powers, you will surely be able to avenge the master."
"Furthermore, before that, the master had already found a clue about the Ta Lo, which will also be of help to you."
Upon hearing the Ta Lo, Xu Shang-Chi recalled a story his mother had told him when he was a child.
"Ta Lo..."
Xu Shang-Chi's gaze then turned serious, and he said, "A blood debt must be repaid in blood!"
Razor Fist nodded and said, "A blood debt must be paid in blood!"
His father's teachings came to mind, and at that moment he thought to himself: Perhaps my father was right.